Night sights on AR? Looking at XS and trijicon

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XS tritium white stripe front and tritium rear
www.xssights.com/store/tactical.html
Trijicon tritium setup
www.opticsplanet.net/trijicon-night-sight-sets-for-ar15-m16-cp25.html
The trijicon is half the price but uses ...

I also have no use for them whatsoever. If you want to be able to see your sights at night (and in the day, and to shoot better/faster in all conditions) get an EOTech or similar. Night sights on a rifle are a waste, in my opinion.

A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands - love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper - his hands remember the rifle.

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Is this hard to understand? Then why does it get unintelligible to some people when 5 little words are changed?

Ive read before that the issue with the AR night sites is that the glowing dot is not close enough to the tip on the trijicons and XS sights. Making accuracy much harder. IF you have to go with glowing sites, ive heard the 'Tru Glo' is the best for this reason--it puts the dot RIGHT at the tip and also utilizes fiber optic for low light situations too.

The OP said that this would be used for a HD gun. Call me crazy but I don't see myself trying to acquire a good sight picture on someone if I hear a crash in the night and have to clear my house. I would much rather have the EOTech or just rely on the 'point and shoot' technique. Most times you are going to have a tactical light if you need to light up a target anyways.

I'd invest in a good and reliable illumination device either a handheld or a firearm mounted system (e.g. hard mount to foregrip with remote activator), before thinking about an illuminated front sight.

Seeing what you'll target is more important than targeting what you can't see.
This falls under the Ten Commandments of Firearm Safety and the NRA Gun Safety Rules.

'Know your target and what is beyond.'
Be absolutely sure you have identified your target beyond any doubt. Equally important, be aware of the area beyond your target. This means observing your prospective area of fire before you shoot. Never fire in a direction in which there are people or any other potential for mishap. Think first. Shoot second.
Source - NRA Gun Safety Rules

'BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT’S BEYOND IT'
No one can call a shot back. Once a gun fires, you have given up all control over where the shot will go or what it will strike. Don’t shoot unless you know exactly what your shot is going to strike. Be sure that your bullet will not injure anyone or anything beyond your target. Firing at a movement or a noise without being absolutely certain of what you are shooting at constitutes disregard for the safety of others. No target is so important that you cannot take the time before you pull the trigger to be absolutely certain of your target and where your shot will stop.
Source - http://www.nssf.org/lit/fsdoy.pdf

What you will want and need to do is verify your target, which is paramount.
Where there is light there will be your front sight be it plain black, white, or tritium.
Don't be caught in the dark.